I miss routines. I miss knowing what day of the week it is without having to look at my phone. I miss yoga class, Starbucks runs, and TJMaxx. I miss seeing my friends, and I miss being in this space. I don't know how all these weeks have just drifted away, a blur of watching the world shutdown, not leaving the house, and perpetually waiting for a tomorrow when things will be better.

Businesses are starting to open up again, but what has actually changed? The same risk associated with going out into the world is still there. I may have ordered some cute masks, but that wont make eating at a restaurant any safer. Will I be able to find an outdoor social distancing yoga class, or will I just continue to be left to my own devices, which in short, are not good.

Will attempting to be out in the world, shopping, dining, exercising, be more stressful than satisfying?

I feel like the last three months have just been lost. Can I stand to lose another?

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The Rundown
Cream Cashmere Sweater Nordstrom similar
Rust Pleated Midi Skirt Banana Republic
Kitten Heels "Moxie" c/o SAS
Leopard Clutch Clare V c/o Shopbop
 Earrings Thrifted
Gold Rope Chain Necklace Thrifted similar
Thin Gold Ring Etsy via Ellyn Blue Jewelry


  1. What a lovely look! The skirt is great!

  2. I love that skirt, the colours are great with the leopard print clutch too!

    I'm sorry things have felt so strange lately. I've been wary about going out again, even though the schools are back. So we are continuing to order everything online and only leaving the house for the school run. Just to try keep us safer.

    To be fair though we didn't travel or eat out a lot before. Without the kids sports our calendars look pretty bare! And sports is still cancelled here for the time being. Hopefully you find safe ways to return to normal slowly - things are improving here, we have a lot more lifted restrictions even if we aren't taking advantage of them all yet!

    Hope you have a nice weekend ahead of you :)

    Away From Blue

  3. Things are gradually opening back up here but I'm still wary of it all and keeping mostly to the house still. I'm starting to suspect the entire summer will be that way and it definitely makes me sad.

    Courtney ~ Sartorial Sidelines

  4. Yea, my weekdays are still the same thanks to working but my weekends feel so weird. No grocery shopping, no visiting my parents or grandparents. No going out once a week to break up all my home cooking. I'll continue to do it until it's safe but it's definitely getting harder and harder

  5. It's so hard to know, things are so uncertain. We're opening up slowly around here, and I have a few work lunches planned next month with coworkers I haven't seen in person since March (like the rest of the world) and I'm nervous. But one day at a time I guess, and I try to keep my daily routines as much as I can--they help me cope! Love that gorgeous pleated skirt!

  6. It's hard to figure out how to navigate things as businesses begin to reopen!

  7. Reopening began almost a month ago here, and while I initially felt very uncomfortable with it, I've begun to adjust, to a degree. Have I been to a restaurant? No. But have I walked to pick up my takeout, wearing a mask and gloves, rather than having it delivered? Yes. I've made small changes, slowly, and that's made it easier to manage in the big picture. The hardest thing, I think, is to watch others not moderate their own behaviour or take any precautions and accept that there is no way to control them. If you can get past that, the rest is manageable and believe me, going out of the house, despite the inherent risk, is worth it.

  8. Our reopening in California, especially in my county, has gone much faster than I thought it would. It's kind of puzzling to be honest, but I'm still feeling uneasy. I have a hair cut planned in two weeks, plus a doctor appointment for a check up. Those will probably be my big outings of the month. It's so crazy that even while things open up, our minds are trying to keep us safe by going very slowly. Ultimately though we can't stay locked forever... I hope you're well <3

  9. Absolutely love the colors here, you look so pretty.

    I hear you my friend.
    Here it's crazy. Imagine all the government is giving out is 80.00 USD a MONTH. Yes EIGHTY.
    Honestly I do not know how this is going to end up but for us it's looking bad. We have been on quarantine for 3 months, the first group was allowed back in the streets and after just one week we are in total shutdown again. ICUs are full.

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